Improvement in horse-collars



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

O. J. FISHER, OF WAUKON, IOWA.

IMPROVEMENT IN HORSE-COLLARS.

Specication forming part of Letters Patent No. 49,743, dated September5, 1865; antedated August 27, 1865.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, O. J. FISHER, of Wau kon, in the county of Allamakeeand State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Improvement inHorseOollars 5 and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof,whicl1 will enable others skilledin the art to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which-Figure l is a front View of my invention; Fig. 2, a rear view ot' thesame; Fig. 3, a section of the same taken in the line a' x, Fig. l.

Similar letters ot' reference indicate like parts.

This invention consists in constructing a horse-collar with a woodenfront portion, the rear being of leather' or other llexible material,stutted or padded, said wooden portions being provided with a leatheryoke or pad and connected by a strap, all being arranged as hereinafterset forth, whereby a great saving is effected both in labor andmaterial` and a very easy and comfortable collar for a horse obtained.

A represent two wooden pieces, which are cut out or formed preciselylike the front part of an ordinary leather horse-collar, as shownclearly in Figs. l and 2. The lower ends ot' these wooden pieces A A areconnected by a strap, a, or any suitable fastening, and to the rear ot'A A a leather or other flexible or soft substance is secured and stuffedor padded, the wood forming about one-half the material of the collar.The two wooden pieces A A are connected by aleatheryoke or pad, B, the

latter being secured to A A by bolts b b, which pass through bars C O atthe outer sides of the wooden pieces A A, the bars t?- O extending atritle above A A and connected by a strap, said strap clearing the yokeor pad B.

rIhe wooden pieces A may have a series of holes for the bolts b to passthrough, to admit of said bars being adjusted higher or lower, asdesired, and the bars O O may each be provided with asteady-pin to litin one ot' said holes. By this arrangement it will be seen that thedownward strain or pressure is all on the yoke or pad B, and as thelatter is connected to A A by bolts b, which not like pivots, it will beseen that the yoke or pad will move to correspond with the movementofthe neck ol' the horse, and will also conform to the shape ot' the topand sides of' the ncck,and held to the proper width by the strap at theupper ends ot' the bars O O.

This collarmay be very cheaply constructed, a saving being effected bothin labor and time.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. The. woodenfront parts, A A, ot the collar, connected at their upper ends by a yokeor pad, B, 0f leather or other ileXihle material, substantially as setforth.

2. The attaching ofthe yoke or pad B to the wooden pieces A A by thebolts b, in connection with the bars O C, substantially as and for thepurpose specified.

O. J. FISHER.

Witnesses:

GEO. H. MoCLAsKEY, LEROY O. BEAECE.

